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Guest lecture on June 22: Organizational communication in France

We welcome Prof. Dr. Aurélie Laborde, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, to speak about "Research and education in organizational communication in France" as part of the research colloquium of the Institute for Communication and Media Studies. The lecture with discussion (in English) will take place on…

Institut für Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft

Günter Bentele celebrates 75th birthday

On March 24, 2023, Professor Dr. Günter Bentele celebrates his 75th birthday. The Institute of Communication and Media Studies at Leipzig University and the Department of Communication Management extend their warmest congratulations and wish him all the best!

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Annual Report Communication Management 2022

We are pleased to be able to provide you with an overview of the activities of the past year in the enclosed annual report of the Communication Management teaching and research area at the Institute of Communication and Media Studies at the University of Leipzig.

You can find the annual report as a…

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REFRESH 2023 - The Communication Management Conference on April 21, 2023

Anyone who is active in corporate and organizational communications experiences new challenges every day. Hardly any other profession changes so quickly and dynamically. The state of international research in the subject area is developing just as quickly. The REFRESH CONFERENCE is a one-day event…

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Bernd Schuppener goes into retirement

After more than twenty years as a lecturer and 16 years as an honorary professor of communication management at the Institute of Communication and Media Studies at the University of Leipzig, Professor Dr. Bernd Schuppener is retiring. During his tenure, the 69-year-old focused on teaching business…

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Gold Award for IfKMW doctoral student

Lara Busch, a doctoral student at the Chair of Strategic Communication at the Leipzig University, was named "Young Professional of the Year" in the German communications industry on November 3, 2022. She received the award at the PR Report Awards 2022 gala in the legendary Kosmos on Berlin's…

Profile

Professor Zerfass and his team are experts in strategic communication, corporate communications, positioning and management of communication departments, measurement and evaluation, communication consulting, digital communications, CommTech and international communications.

An overview of all current and past research projects and publications can be found in the databases linked here.
For those who are able to read German is also worth taking a look at the current annual report of the department.

Characteristics of research and teaching at the Chair are:

  • Interdisciplinarity: We link communication science with management research and business administration.
  • Leadership: We are in close contact with decision-makers in the business world and address topics of strategic relevance.
  • Internationality: We have an unrivalled network and joint projects with the leading research universities in our discipline worldwide.
  • Theoretical approachWe address fundamental questions instead of small-scale studies and develop innovative theories, concepts and frameworks.
  • Future orientation: We identify new topics and shape the future of research, teaching and knowledge transfer on strategic communication.

Team

Vogelperspektive auf einen Tisch, an dem fünf Personen bei einer Besprechung sitzen. Über der Mitte des Tisches legen die Personen als Zeichen des Zusammenhalts ihre Fäuste aneinander.

Our Team

Professor Zerfass, five research assistants, several student assistants in projects, one emeritus professor and four honorary professors work at the chair.

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Research

Publications and Projects

Professor Zerfaß and his team publish extensively in international journals, publish study reports, handbooks and edited volumes, and write practice papers. They also conduct various research projects on an ongoing basis.

Institutions

The following institutions are located at the Chair of Strategic Communication. They support research and teaching at the Institute for Communication and Media Studies in various ways.

Contact

 Cornelia Böhland

Cornelia Böhland

Secretary

Strategic Communication
Zeppelinhaus
Nikolaistraße 27-29, Room 4.05
04109 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97-35040
Fax: +49 341 97-35049